Chrysosplenium oppositifolium L.

Opposite-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage

Saxifragaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Genus: Chrysosplenium (Golden Saxifrage)

Synonyms

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium

Related species

Chrysosplenium alternifolium L. - Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium L. - Opposite-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage

Traits


    Maximal 15 cm tall. flowers: greenish to yellowish. perianth: perigone, formed by the sepals, 4‑leaved. stamina: 8. ovary: 2, hypogynous. fruits: capsules. stem: cross-section 3‑edged, with numerous prostrating vegetative shoots. leaves: rounded to reniform, slightly...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Chrysosplenium oppositifolium

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, screes, rocky habitats, springs

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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